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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut

This City map of ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut shows the territory’s streets, roads, paths and populated places in northern Canada. Nunavut was established as a territory of Canada in 1999 and extends across approximately 2,038,722 square kilometres between Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay. The territory had 36,858 residents in 2021, compared with 31,906 in 2011, and its postal codes include X0A, X0B and X0C. Nunavut is divided into the Kitikmeot, Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk regions, with Iqaluit serving as the territorial capital.

City map ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut
Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5 – Wikimedia Commons

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut – Facts

Inhabitants 36858
Area 2038722 km²
Subregions 3
Inception 1999
Located in Canada
Postal code X0A
Country Canada
Body of water Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, Northwest Passage, Arctic Ocean
Native label ᓄᓇᕗᑦ
Official name Nunavut
Website https://www.gov.nu.ca/

Data source: Wikidata (CC0)

ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ Kitikmeot Region

The Kitikmeot Region is the westernmost of Nunavut’s three administrative regions and covers approximately 432,108 square kilometres. It had 6,458 residents, with communities including Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, Kugluktuk at the mouth of the Coppermine River and Gjoa Haven on King William Island. The region borders the Coronation Gulf and includes extensive Arctic tundra and marine coastlines.

Cambridge Bay is an important settlement and transport centre on the south coast of Victoria Island, while Kugluktuk lies near the western boundary of Nunavut beside the Arctic Ocean. The Northwest Passage is associated with the waters around King William Island, where Gjoa Haven is located.

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ Kivalliq Region

The Kivalliq Region lies along the western shore of Hudson Bay and covers approximately 434,331 square kilometres. Its population was 11,045, concentrated in communities such as Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet and Arviat. Rankin Inlet is the region’s largest community and is located on the coast of Hudson Bay, while Baker Lake stands inland beside the lake of the same name.

The region includes the lower Thelon River basin and broad tundra landscapes between Hudson Bay and the interior of the territory. Baker Lake is notable for its inland position in Nunavut, and Chesterfield Inlet occupies a narrow coastal waterway connecting the interior with Hudson Bay.

ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ Qikiqtaaluk Region

The Qikiqtaaluk Region occupies approximately 970,555 square kilometres and includes Baffin Island, Ellesmere Island, Devon Island and numerous smaller Arctic islands. It had 19,355 residents, including the territorial capital Iqaluit on the southern coast of Baffin Island, as well as communities such as Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay. The region borders Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Lancaster Sound and the northern waters of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Baffin Island contains Auyuittuq National Park near Pangnirtung and Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island, one of Canada’s northernmost protected areas. The Qikiqtaaluk landscape includes the Baffin Mountains, deep fjords and the extensive ice-covered interior of Ellesmere Island, while Iqaluit forms Nunavut’s principal administrative centre.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) · Image: Wikimedia Commons